




The Spinner Family 
she wriggles and tugs and pulls 
to free her four pairs of feet from 
ae ae their old 
ee ae ee coverings. 
nati oe Patiently she 


works away till the last 
footis out. At the same time 
/ the covering of the abdomen 
has split along the sides; a few 
added jerks and twitches, and she is 
free from her old gown. But what 
a limp, helpless creature she is! 
Leaving her cast-off skin dangling 
above her, she drops a few inches far- 
ther and hangs there like a wet rag, 
WA) In a few minutes her legs begin 
7 to dry and strengthen a little; cau- 
| tiously she moves them about, slowly 
Ht \ draws them up to her, and straightens 
| them out again. As you watch her 
you are surprised to see her whole 
body, legs and all, increasing a 



** And hangs there 
likeawet rag” little in size. Now the new soft 
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